— Greater of

Two-argument form  See also one-argument form Ceiling

Finds the larger of two numbers. Each number in the right-hand argument is compared with the corresponding number in the left-hand argument. The result is the larger number from each comparison. (This operation is affected by ŒCT, the comparison tolerance)

             87 — 91
       91
            ¯5 — ¯9                   (The negative number nearer 0
       ¯5                              is considered the greater)
             20 7 40 — 91 3 41        (Each number in a vector is compared
       91 7 41                         with the corresponding number in a
                                       vector of equal size)
             —/TABLE                  (The / operator used with —
       62.8 9.1                        to select the biggest in each row.
                                       See the entry for /.)
             2 —1 (2 2 ½¼4) (¼3)      (The result of comparing 2 with each
        2    2 2   2 2 3               element in the right argument)
             3 4
             2  3—2 (2 2 ½¼4) (¼3)    (Arguments must be the same length)
       LENGTH ERROR
             2 3—2(2 2½¼4)(¼3)
             ^
             (2 2½¼4) 3 (¼3)—3 (2 2 ½¼4) (3 2 1)
         3 3    3 3   3 2 3           (Corresponding elements compared)
         3 4    3 4